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Bacidia microcarpa
Scientific Name: Bacidia microcarpa
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Bacidia microcarpa
Bacidia microcarpa is a lichen species with a complex taxonomic history. It's important to note that lichens are a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae, rather than a single plant organism.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacidia microcarpa (Th. Fr.) Lettau
- Synonyms:
- Bilimbia microcarpa (Th. Fr.) Th. Fr.
- Mycobilimbia microcarpa (Th. Fr.) Brunnb.
- Bacidia hypnophila subsp. microcarpa (Th. Fr.) H. Olivier
- Bacidia hypnophila microcarpa (Th. Fr.) Th. Fr.
- Bacidia microcarpa frigoris (Nilson) H. Magn.
- Bilimbia obscurata microcarpa Th.Fr.
- Arthrosporum frigoris Nilson
- Bilimbia hypnophila ssp. microcarpa (Th.Fr.) Th.Fr.
- Bilimbia obscurata var. microcarpa Th .Fries
- Family: Lecideaceae
- Rank: Species
- Taxon Version Key: NBNSYS0000018235
Distribution and Habitat
- This lichen is terricolous, meaning it grows on soil.
- It is also found on plant debris and/or decaying terricolous mosses.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Bacidia microcarpa is mentioned in the context of other lichen species and their co-occurrence in various habitats.
- It's associated with plant debris and decaying mosses.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Bacidia microcarpa.
- The Natural History Museum's UK Species Inventory contains observations of this lichen.
- TERMIUM is the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank.